The airline was roundly congratulated in September when it launched a gender-neutral uniform policy for its staff.
However, that counts for little now, after bosses scrapped the policy for Virgin’s flight taking England’s World Cup football squad to Qatar.
The airline based the decision on a “risk assessment… considering laws and attitudes towards the LGBTQ+ community and expressions of identity”.
For the LGBTQ+ community and its supporters, that doesn’t quite cut it, and one look at social media will tell you why.